1955 Victorian Legislative Council election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 18 June 1955 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting.

Results

Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1955[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1952–1958 >>

Enrolled voters 1,430,130
Votes cast 1,110,951 Turnout 77.7 +6.5
Informal votes 23,189 Informal 2.1 -0.2
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Labor 423,663 38.9 +1.7 4 10
  Liberal and Country 331,609 30.5 –6.7 9 10
  Labor (A-C) 179,319 16.5 +16.5 0 5
  Country 66,826 6.1 -4.9 4 8
  Other 86,345 7.9 −6.7 0 1
Total 1,087,762     17 34

Retiring Members

Country

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates Labor (A-C) candidates Other candidates
 
BallaratLCPHarold WilliamsHerbert Ludbrook
BendigoLCPJohn MurleyThomas GriggJohn Brosnan
Doutta GallaLaborBill SlaterFrancis Williams
East YarraLCPFrancis CranstonEwen CameronLeonora LloydClifden Eager (Ind)
GippslandCountryWilliam MacAulayWilliam Phelan
HiginbothamLCPLindsay Thompson
MelbourneLaborFred ThomasFrank McManus
Melbourne NorthLaborJohn GalballyFrederick RileyHarold Harvie (Ind)
Melbourne WestLaborBuckley MachinLes Coleman
MonashLCPHenry PeagramCharles Gawith
NorthernCountryPercy FelthamStephen Donelan (Ind)
Morton Garner (Ind)
James Mosby (Ind)
North EasternCountryKeith Bradbury
North WesternCountryArthur Mansell
SouthernLCPArthur CarpenterGilbert ChandlerDavid Purcell
South EasternLCPCharles BridgfordJames AustinCharles Gartside (VLP)
South WesternLCPEdwin MorrisGordon McArthurMichael Findley
WesternLCPRoy CundyRonald MackGeorge FitzgeraldHugh MacLeod (VLP)

See also

References
  1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 18 June 1955". Psephos.
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